Jennaissance

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My name is Jenna. Renaissance: 1.The revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries. Jennaissance: The revival of me!

I love that idea. Congratulations on your first five!

This is what I was going to say. I live 10 miles from work, so if I commute on bike it's 20 miles a day with awful hills. I burn between 900 and 1,100 when I do it according to my HRM... BUT it is more like 70 - 80 minutes. And I have to shower when I get there. AND I've invested big bucks in a bike and gear. But it's part…

peanut butter and chocolate ice cream!

Awesome post! Thanks.

One more thing though, is that if you do want to juice a lot you can use the leftover pulp for baking. I found a rad recipe online for carrot raisin muffins using carrot juice pulp.

I still enjoy a glass of carrot, beet or apple/ginger juice once in a while, though. YUMMY!!!

I used to juice a lot but it's expensive and a lot of cleaning and you are basically taking a whole food and removing all the fiber and just eating the vitamins and sugars. Now I feel like it's better to just eat that fruit or vegetable whole or to make a smoothie, either way, you keep it whole and because you keep the…

Why not just do a little of both every day?

No but I smear it on my face all the time and it cured my acne. I also use it to season my cast iron pans. I always get organic virgin raw coconut oil.

Today at the gym I was on a treadmill between these two people: 1. A man at least 80 sporting booty shorts that said "I'm too sexy for my shorts" on the back. 2. A women at least 60 using three treadmills at the same time wearing black leather gloves that went over the elbow. At first I thought it was a germaphobe thing,…

Have fun. Be sure to get out to some scenic spots, even if it means buying a rack for the car and driving to cycle. It's great fun and a great workout!

What I hate the most is the people that try to tell me that I look fine and don't need to lose weight as if their opinion is what matters most to me!

Well said and I also love beer but when I only ate fast food one or twice a year I could REALLY feel the effects of it. It was super-pronounced (instant loss of energy, lethargy, bloating, etc.) It's now that I eat crap more often that I feel the effects less, though in general I have grown used to feeling crappy.

You are right! I can do it again. I'm going to go cook myself some quinoa with kale for tomorrow! I just know that for me, personally, anything I do becomes a habit so I guess it's time to start doing what I haven't been doing so much. Thanks for this post. I feel like things are a little closer to my reach and a big…

Well I'm not doing it now and that's the problem. On a whole foods diet I consistently awoke 20 minutes before my alarm was going to go off, felt like exercising, excelled at work and returned home feeling like I could accomplish something with the four hours ahead of me. Now I hit the snooze button sometimes for an hour…

Well I agree with this post! At my smallest I was eating 100% whole foods with an emphasis on stuff that was local. I probably consumed a lot more calories than I do now, but for some reason I was skinny and not fat. I never eat drive through but sometimes you just want that burger and onion rings. I guess that's okay…

1/2 Great Dane 1/4 Irish Wolfhound 1/4 English Mastiff = 200 pound gentle giant!

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You can order it online... nutritional yeast. It adds a kind of cheese like flavor to things. You can make a sauce for it, but look for a recipe that is low on oil and uses stock instead. A lot of the recipes that I've seen probably have more calories than just eating cheese. When I was vegan I used nutritional yeast…

Punches can really get the heart rate up. Make sure your posture is good so you don't hurt your back.

I am now googling Bollywood dance video that sounds amazing!!! I completed my diary and was 4 calories under.

Sprout them in a mason jar with a sprout screen or cheesecloth. Add to salads or sandwiches.

Dang! I'm going to do this. Thanks for the idea!

This cleanse gave me a thigh gap!

You are so brave! I can't imagine what it took to stay on top of all of that, but you did it and came out not just with a better body but so much else... and you chose to share it instead of keeping it to yourself. Wonderful work and thank you for sharing your story. There's a story behind all of us, but it's rare to hear…

I think it's great to start out with some handweights and videos at home for strength training and work your way into the gym. But as my friend explained it to me, it's not how much I weigh that causes it... it's my body fat percentage that's just too high. I know people that are my weight and don't have it, they have a…

I feel your pain. I have that, too while a lot of people that weigh the same as I do, don't. I carry a lot of extra weight in my midsection and I think it's because I'm just carrying so much extra weight right now. The last time I remember not having it was at around 140 pounds... or maybe 135... I have lost about 20…

Thanks. I feel like someone just showed me a picture of where I started and how it could end up if I stay on track! You look GREAT!!!